Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The echoes of inspiration are still reverberating after the US Central region hosted its annual regional event, EO XCentric 2023 in Detroit, from 2-4 October 2023. EO XCentric 2023 was an authentic, carefully curated, and immersive experience for everyone who attended. But don’t take our word for it!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Though EO did not have an official presence at the January 2023 WEF annual meeting in Davos, four EO members attended, having been invited through other initiatives: Nikhil Hirdaramani (EO Sri Lanka and EO Global Partnerships), Troy Armour (EO Europe Bridge), John Metcalf (EO San Antonio), and Pajani Singah (EO London). “It

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

EO’s Most Engaging Posts on Inc.com for 2023 With a thirst for learning and a willingness to share lessons learned and insider experiences, EO members published 47 informative posts on EO’s Inc.com channel in 2023. Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Did you catch them all?

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When the organizers of Venture Atlanta 2023 put together this year’s program, they decided to add some excitement. ” Jordan’s passion and the early monetization of her business model bested three tough finalist competitors, two of whom were also female founders. The Startup Showcase concluded V enture Atlanta 2023.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

We asked EO members to look ahead in 2023 and identify trends they see for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship overall. Maureen Brown, EO Austin, co-founder and CEO, Mosie Baby. We’ve missed face-to-face interaction for too long; building relationships is key to winning more business in 2023. Here’s what they shared.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Diligence cycles have extended, better relationships with founders can be formed, investors can enter new spaces with more preparation, and a thoughtful approach to early-stage venture capital can emerge,” Kareem added. Do you expect to see more down rounds in 2023? How many will not manage the task in 2023?

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

As we embrace 2023, the Southeast Asian startup landscape is abuzz with anticipation surrounding cross-border acquisitions to shape the upcoming year. billion as of March 31, 2023. These strategic collaborations, extending beyond geographical confines, carry the potential to redefine industries and fuel growth.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In 2023, the industry attracted substantial investments, with strong financial inclusion and blockchain technology gaining acceptance in some countries. Since its soft launch in March 2023, the company has rapidly gained ground in the Indonesian market.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register The South Korea Ministry of SMEs and Startups, in collaboration with the Korea Startup Forum, is set to host the highly anticipated “COMEUP 2023,” set to take place from November 8 to 10 at the renowned Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Fifteen years later, I’m here as YC’s president kicking off our 37th Demo Day — the one celebrating the Summer 2023 batch. This batch brings the YC community to over 10,000 founders across more than 4,500 startups. Over 5% of YC companies become unicorns , a percentage that still blows my mind to write.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Venture Studio program provides founders with resources and up to $200K of equity funding to develop their vision into a business with substantial market impact. empowers ambitious founders with bold ideas to create a lasting impact,” said Shintaro Matsumoto, President and CEO of NEC X. Venture Studio.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Last week at Saastr 2023, I had the privilege of hosting a panel with Maggie Hott , GTM leader at OpenAI, Sharon Zhou , cofounder & CEO of Lamini, & Jordan Tigani , founder & CEO of MotherDuck talking about the implications of AI for the software industry broadly. Four themes resonated throughout the session.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new initiative includes a strategic partnership with the highly anticipated X-PITCH 2023, a global deeptech startup competition aimed at catalyzing the widespread adoption of cutting-edge technology across diverse industries. “We see immense potential in partnering with X-PITCH. .

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Report identifies the cybercriminal group LockBit as the most prominent ransomware attacker of 2023, jumping over 20% to 1,039 attacks. While the significant increase in attacks presents greater challenges, they are also attracting cybersecurity entrepreneurs such as serial entrepreneur Steve Visconti who is co-founder of Xiid.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Michigan Senate Bill 0384 ,which prevents insurance companies from denying coverage, increasing premiums or discriminating in any way against living donors with respect to life, disability and long-term care insurance in the state, passed in November 2023. I’ll take that growth rate year over year,” Dave stated.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 1, 2024

Founders-led investment firm We Founder Circle (WFC) announced on Monday that it has become the largest angel investor network in the country by investing in 103 deals across 82 startups in 2023.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

How essential is DARPA/defense funding to the category in 2023? 13 VCs talk about the state of robotics investing in 2023 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch I think there is a real opportunity for a general purpose robot that supports in the kitchen. Where is the Instant Pot of stir fry?

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Seed- and Early-Stage U.S, The soundbite: “When given a choice of telling the story of hope or hopelessness, always choose hope.”

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The technology-driven beauty company also announced the appointment of Jo Lawson as its new Chief Executive Officer and the transition of co-founder Nathan Harding back to the role of CTO. Heublein remained with LUUM until early 2024 and is now the founder and CEO of Sk inSpirit , an award-winning medical aesthetics brand.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 9, 2023

I attended a dinner this past week with USV portfolio founders and one who works in education told us that ChatGPT has effectively ended the essay as a way for teachers to assess student progress. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Jan 2, 2023 A Philosophical Start to 2023. I think the same thing will happen with AIs.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

December 08, 2023 10:35 AM Eastern Standard Time SAN DIEGO—San Diego Angel Conference at the University of San Diego (SDAC) activates angel investors and connects them with early-stage companies seeking seed funding. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M We ‘get to yes!’

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2021, the total number of podcasts broke the two million mark, and in 2023, there were over five million podcasts (Source: Spotify, 2023). Casey is the founder and CEO of Ringmaster Conversational Marketing , which helps B2B businesses launch podcasts with the goal of driving growth and revenue. Not all podcasts are active.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 6, 2023

This helps founders who come to talk to us about their companies understand the folks they will be talking to. At USV, they will work with all of us areas helping us find, invest in, and support founders working in our thesis areas. When someone starts at USV, we ask them to write a post on the USV blog introducing themselves.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Entrepreneurial Visionary and Devoted Family Man: An Exclusive Interview with Shakeim Reid, Founder of Serv-U Hub LLC I had the pleasure of interviewing Shakeim Reid, the founder of Serv-U Hub LLC. In 2021, I embarked on a venture into the box trucking business, a journey that led to the creation of Serv-U Hub LLC in 2023.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda Naiman, a 7-year EO Tanzania member and an unstoppable force for good, is the founder of Empower , a disruptive consulting firm that passionately provides talent, advisory and insight services to clients across the African continent. Don’t miss the third installment of EO’s 2023 EmpowHER virtual series on 21 March.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Secured supply for all of 2023, because our German-made materials may be impacted by the Russia/Ukraine war. The carrying cost is offset by buying 2023 materials at 2022 pricing.”. Eric Griffin, EO Philadelphia, Co-founder and CEO, Mobile Outfitters. . Shari Hammond, EO Austin, Co-Founder and CEO, INSP!RED Double down.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 31, 2024

2023 was a breakout year for AI video. pic.twitter.com/i9UDEHtP5h — Nathan Shipley (@CitizenPlain) December 1, 2023 Length — can you make clips beyond a couple of seconds? This post has been adapted from a thread from a16z Partner Justine Moore on X. Follow Justine on X for more analysis and observations.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

link] — Dan Primack (@danprimack) February 25, 2023 I DM’d Dan to let him know that is not the right way to think about the venture capital business. It is one of the most important things I’ve written about the VC/founder relationship and I would not change a single word in it almost twenty years later.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

This round is about seizing the opportunities ahead for our next phase of growth, including driving innovation with new products, exploring acquisitions, and ensuring long-term financial flexibility, said Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

As a founder and CEO, where can you learn business skills while simultaneously hustling to grow your company? We invite you to join us for the EO Vietnam 2023 Speaker Summit on 12 May 2023. There should be no fear in reaching out to someone who has achieved what you want to achieve, and ask them to share their experiences.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Engineers at Polymath Robotics were working late Wednesday night on multiple projects when co-founder and CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher noticed chatter about Silicon Valley Bank in a YC founder WhatsApp group. Seltz-Axmacher, as well as hundreds of other founders, couldn’t have predicted what would transpire over the next 36 hours.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2023

— Danielle Vincent, EO Reno Tahoe, co-founder and CEO, Outlaw No more Mom Guilt As a woman CEO, I am too familiar with the pressure and guilt that comes with balancing motherhood and a career. Ultimately, we’re a start-up, so we have the freedom to define how we want things to work, and we want to support flexibility.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Exponent Founders Capital, an early-stage venture firm founded by alumni of startups such as Plaid, Robinhood and Ramp, has closed on $75 million in capital commitments, TechCrunch is the first to report. Managing Partners Charley Ma […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Managing Partners Charley Ma […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 10, 2023

And it is also a natural tendency to hold back the most difficult-to-process information, like a fundraising process that is not going well, or conflicts in the board room, or a co-founder relationship that is fraying, or the loss of the biggest customer, or a key supplier relationship that is at risk. It will pay dividends.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Founders start out with an idea and not much more. USV TEAM POSTS: Rebecca Kaden — Feb 2, 2023 Welcoming Liza Landsman to Stash I’d guess that upwards of half of USV’s portfolio companies have changed the name of their company during their lifetime. It is not hard to understand why.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. I find comfort in founders in love with their markets and products and visions — whatever the economic consequences. But this is still all about valuations and none of it is any fun anymore.

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